chide

chide
chide late 12c., "scold, nag, rail," originally intransitive, from O.E. cidan "to contend, quarrel, complain" not found outside Old English (though Liberman says it is "probably related to OHG *kîdal 'wedge,'" with a sense evolution from "brandishing sticks" to "scold, reprove"). Past tense, pp. can be chided or chid or even (pp.) chidden; prp. is chiding.

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  • Chide — (ch[imac]d), v. t. [imp. {Chid} (ch[i^]d), or {Chode} (ch[imac]d Obs.); p. p. {Chidden}, {Chid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chiding}.] [AS. c[=i]dan; of unknown origin.] 1. To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with. [1913 Webster] Upbraided, chid …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chide — Chide, v. i. 1. To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily. [1913 Webster] Wherefore the people did chide with Moses. Ex. xvii. 2. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a clamorous noise; to chafe. [1913 Webster] As… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chide — Chide, n. [AS. c[=i]d] A continuous noise or murmur. [1913 Webster] The chide of streams. Thomson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chide — [tʃaıd] v [I and T] written [: Old English; Origin: cidan to quarrel, chide , from cid fighting ] to tell someone that you do not approve of something that they have done or said = ↑scold ▪ Edward, you are naughty, Dorothy chided. chide sb for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • chide — [ tʃaıd ] verb intransitive or transitive MAINLY LITERARY to criticize someone or speak to them in an angry way because you think their behavior is wrong: REBUKE: chide someone for something: The company was chided for its lack of original… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • chide — index blame, browbeat, castigate, censure, complain (criticize), condemn (blame), criticize ( …   Law dictionary

  • chide — reproach, *reprove, rebuke, reprimand, admonish Analogous words: *criticize, reprehend, censure, blame, condemn, denounce: *scold, upbraid, rate, berate Antonyms: commend Contrasted words: applaud, compliment (see COMMEND): *praise, laud, extol …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • chide — meaning ‘scold’, in current usage has a past tense and past participle chided, although these forms have been unstable (with chid, chode, and chidden also recorded) over the word s thousand years of history …   Modern English usage

  • chide — [v] criticize, lecture admonish, berate, blame, call down*, call on the carpet*, castigate, censure, check, condemn, exprobate, find fault, flay, give a hard time*, lesson, monish, rate, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold,… …   New thesaurus

  • chide — ► VERB (past chided or chid; past part. chided or archaic chidden) ▪ scold or rebuke. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

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